Tips From T. Marie

JUNE 1, 2023

Embracing the Freedom Working from home provides the unparalleled freedom to create your own work environment and set your own schedule. Establishing a Professional Environment One of the challenges of working from home is creating a professional environment that supports your work. So, let’s dive in!

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Allwork

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In the digital theater of today’s hybrid work environments, a new villain has emerged: the deactivated camera. Using interactive voting or polling software may help in larger group settings. Amy Stettler: Non-verbal cues are the most important way we can engage during a video meeting.

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Attracting Productivity: Work Environments By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, September 02, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , Job Seeking , Networking , Productivity D o you think of yourself as a productive person? The work environment is great and I have an amazing boss. Many studies have shown this.

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Eco-Office Gals

MAY 11, 2012

Flooring: Choosing a decidedly green flooring option like bamboo, linoleum, wool, or other FSC certified hardwood is a good place to start saving: the environment and your money. A simplified definition of cloud computing is internet-centralized business software. Furniture: Plenty of local places offer green solutions for furniture.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 27, 2010

The Mind Mapping Manifesto The Bubble Planner GoalPro Goal-Setting Software unique christmas presents - Buy one share of stock: Disney, Harley Davidson, Target, eBay, etc shipping furniture Atlanta Leather Furniture www.spacify.com/family-room-furniture.htm - for any room of the house.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 26, 2010

If a clean visual environment is important to you, use boxes and folders as you RAFT. You don’t want papers to build up to the point where you look at it and you get discouraged. The easiest way to avoid that is to keep up to date. Files can be kept in open piles on a desk or in folders, according to your style.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 5, 2010

I conquer procrastination by working on tasks and my environment. Fight procrastination by eliminating distractions – Some of the ways you can adjust your environment to minimize the effect of distractions. As with any bad habit, I need to replace it with good habits. How do these three steps play out in practical ways?

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

It’ll give you a feeling of greater control over your work environment, and that can translate to increased productivity. Label all files clearly and make sure they are easily accessible to prompt you to use them regularly. Keep the area under and around your desk clutter-free. You’ll also waste less time searching for things.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 14, 2010

It is important that you do what is possible to create a fun and friendly environment to keep up moral and motivate strong performance. These are excellent tips to create a great working environment. I work in a call center and sometimes the stress of the job alone is enough to keep you on the edge.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 18, 2008

I work in a back office environment, where 99% of our client interaction is via the phone, e-mail or outside of the office, so I can wear jeans and a t-shirt. I worked for a software company with a casual dress code and men and women both wore shorts all the time (it was in Houston and warm close to year round).

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 2, 2010

Working or living in an environment where they experience these things, a person’s motivation and commitment increases. Value the protégé’ s unique path and where they are along that path.� � Don’t have a pre-conceived plan for the final outcome of your relationship.

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Professional Assistant Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2007

I also work in an environment where it gets a little too loud at times. By The Professional Assistant on Monday, December 31, 2007 Filed Under: Meetings , Office Gossip , Productivity A re your co-workers annoying you at work by talking to loudly? Do you wish you could take a fog horn and toot it around, just so that they would quiet down?

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2008

You have to understand how a professional administrator operates and also have the technology and software to run your business in a successful manner. Virtual Assistant Manager is a website that I recently stumbled upon which helps you and/or your organization thrive in this type of environment.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 22, 2008

The default colours would be: Tentative: Blue with white diagonal stripes through it Busy: Blue Out of Office: Purple Keeping these tips in mind will create a more productive environment for you and your staff members. If you like this post, please subscribe to my feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you.

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

You can use Microsoft Access to create a database of all of your files criteria and the software assigns a "key" or number that corresponds with your files. You can use Microsoft Excel to add all of this information and then add the numbers from the files to your Excel spreadsheet. Having Trouble Planning A "Non-Religious" Office Party?

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 12, 2010

In order to save yourself a lot of time for more productive activities, ensure that you stay organized and that your environment is conducive to an effective lifestyle. You have the proper tools to manage your time effectively and within your energy cycles.

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2007

So the next time you drink a cup of java and realize that its not the greatest in taste (like the one I have at work - but have gotten used to it over time and loving it), ask your office manager if they are willing to dish out a little extra green to supplement a better working environment. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2008

Remember that you are in a professional environment and have to upkeep this attitude. Check with your Human Resources Department or manager to see if this falls into your corporate policy. If you are going to wear a costume, make sure to wear something tasteful, not too scary or revealing.

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Know and Exploit Your Work Patterns Not every hour of our workday is equivalent in terms of our personal work patterns and the environments we work in. There are times of the day when we are most productive, when we are most creative, and when we can be relatively free from the distractions of the world around us.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 16, 2008

Public pressure has made governments move to set new targets and goals for the environment, and they have made advances in going paperless with the acceptance of e-filing of documents and setting standards for waste management. They need to go even further however if we are going to realize the possibility of a paperless society.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2007

Theres just 8 hours in a work day (give or take, depending your work environment) and you can only do so much. They are there to help, since they are managing you. Dont feel that you are not doing your job. Dont think of yourself as a robot. Having Trouble Planning A "Non-Religious" Office Party?

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

It’s considered a more family friendly environment. Small Firm: You have more of a “second home” type of feel. Your co-workers are more friendly , since you are more closely knit with each other. You get to have more one-on-one contact with your clients. Having Trouble Planning A "Non-Religious" Office Party?

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 10, 2008

Basically, this allows you to connect to your work environment via your internet connection. If youre feeling well enough to be able to work from home (telecommuting), an alternative would be to ask your IT department to set you up with VPN (virtual private network) access. Having Trouble Planning A "Non-Religious" Office Party?

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Professional Assistant Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2007

Do they make inappropriate comments in a professional environment? Home About Me Advertise 4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, December 04, 2007 Filed Under: Productivity D o you find yourself having to deal with a difficult person in your office? or “I wish I could quit!

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Steve Chandler Everyone has something in their life that they would like to change – nobody’s life circumstances and environment are perfect. by Kathy Gates, Life Coach “Underneath all the lies there is just one lie… The lie that we are helpless. The truth is that we are Powerful.&#

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 23, 2010

Develop a Calm Focus – Focus on something in your environment that is pleasant, beautiful, or calming. Other Relaxation Techniques – These include progressive muscle relaxation, autogenic training, deep muscle relaxation, imagery training, biofeedback, and self-hypnosis.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 6, 2008

If all else fails, you might want to start considering what type of work environment you are in. You mentioned that youve spoken to your supervisor, HR, etc. Did you take it up each level all the way to the top? If the management at your organization doesnt care about whats going on, is this really a place that you want to be at?

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

Ive been in offices where loud music is acceptable with people shouting over cubicles at each other, which was perfectly acceptable - it made the environment vibrant and fosters team unity. Its up to the individual to analyze this culture in addition to the individual relationships around them.

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Workplace Insight

JANUARY 1, 2024

Arguably, it is also behind many of the most misleading notions about work and workplace design, perhaps most importantly that a change to some single element or characteristic of a working environment will lead to a specific outcome in the behaviour of people. We are hardware as well as software, in other words.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 14, 2010

You give them a chance to see what you can really do, outside the work environment. By joining the committee, you create an opportunity to interact with them in a completely voluntary and non-threatening way. And you contribute to the committee as a peer, not as an employee or subordinate.

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